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BISHOP  CHESHIRE'S 

CONVENTION  ADDRESS. 

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BISHOP  CHESHIRE'S 

CONVENTION  ADDRESS. 

1903. 


ADDRESS  OF  THE  BISHOP. 


Brethren  of  the  Diocese  of  North  Carolina: 

We  meet  once  again  in  annual  council.  We  have  the 
pleasure  of  being  entertained  in  thisi  prosperous  and  busy 
young  city  by  one  of  our  youngest  parishes,  and  one  full  of 
life  and  zeal.  In  our  work  for  our  Master  and  for  His 
Kingdom,  let  us  not  fall  behind  the  zeal  and  devotion  of  those 
who  are  laboring  for  the  material  upbuilding  of  our  cities 
and  of  our  country. 

I  submit  the  required  statement  of  my  visitations  and 
servicesi  during  the  year  ending  April  30,  1903. 

May  4.  The  Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter:  In  St.  John's  Church,  Wil- 
liamsboro,  the  Parish  being  without  a  Rector,  I  said  the 
service  for  the  day,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 
8.  Holy  Thursday:  In  Christ  Church,  Raleigh,  confirmed  one 
person,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

13.  Attended  the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  Foreign 

and  Domestic  Missions  in  New  York  City. 
While  in  New  York  I  had  a  conference  with  the  authorities 
of  the  General  Theological   Seminary  in   regard  to  the 
fund  in  the  hands  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Seminary  belong- 
ing to  the  Diocese  of  North  Carolina. 

14.  At  the  urgent  request  of  the  Bishop  of  Albany,  who  was  sick, 

I  spent  three  days  making  visitations  and  administering 
Confirmation  in  his  Diocese. 

18.  Whitsun  Day:  In  Grace  Memorial  Chapel,  Lawrence,  con- 
firmed two  persons,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 
In  the  afternoon,  in  the  same  church,  presided  at  the 
Sunday-school  service  in  connection  with  the  closing 
of  the  session  of  Grace  School,  delivered  the  prizes  to 
the  children,  and  made  an  address. 

22.  Attended  a  meeting  in  "Washington  City  of  the  Commission 
on  Work  Among  the  Colored  People  of  the  South. 

25.  Trinity  Sunday:    In  Christ  Church,  Raleigh,  administered 
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May  25.  In  the  afternoon  conducted  the  service  in  the  Chapel  of  St. 
Mary's  School.     Bishop  Capers,  of  South  Carolina,  preach- 
ing the  Commencement  Sermon.. 
In  the  evening  officiated  in  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shep* 
herd. 

27.  Presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 

St.  Augustine's  School. 

28.  Presided  at  the  Commencement  of  St.  Augustine's  School, 

held  in  Taylor  Hall,  presented  to  the  School  by  the  liber- 
ality iOf  the  Principal  of  the  School  and  his  excellent  wife, 
and  named  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Hunter's  uncle.  I  received 
the  hall  on  the  part  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  made  an 
address. 
In  the  afternoon  presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  St.  Mary's  School. 

29.  Presided    at   the    Commencement    exercises    of    St.    Mary's 

School;    and    afterwards    in   the    Chapel    conducted    the 
closing  service  of  the  school  year. 
31.  Left  Raleigh  for  a  few  days'  absence  in  New  York,  where  I 
had  promised  to  perform  some  Episcopal  service  for  the 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese. 
June  4.  Attended   the  Commencement  of  the  University  of  North 
Carolina,  and  pronounced  the  benediction  at  the  close  of 
the  exercises. 
5.  Attended    a    meeting   of    the    Executive    Committee    of    St. 
Mary's  School. 

11.  The  Eighty-sixth  Annual  Convention  of  the  Diocese  of  North 

Carolina,  in  St.  Stephen's  Church,  Oxford. 

At  the  opening  service  of  the  Convention  the  new  and  beau- 
tiful stone  church  was  consecrated.  I  administered  the 
Holy  Communion.  The  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Murdoch. 

During  the  continuance  of  the  Convention  I  presided  over  its 
sessions  and  officiated  at  the  several  services  held  in  con- 
nection therewith. 

12.  Administered  the  Holy  Communion  at  the  opening  of  the 

meeting  of  the  Diocesan  Branch  of  the  Woman's  Auxili- 
ary, and  later  in  the  day  presided  and  made  an  address  at 
the  business  session. 

13.  Presided  at  the  opening  meeting  of  the  Convention  of  the 

Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew  in  St.  Stephen's  Church.  Later 
in  the  evening  I  preached  to  a  congregation  of  colored 
people  in  Oxford,  and  confirmed  two  persons. 

14.  Attended    a  meeting    of    the    Executive    Missionary    Com- 

mittee. 

15.  The  Third  Sunday  after  Trinity:  In  St.  Stephen's  Church, 

Oxford,  preached  the  sermon  before  the  Convention  of  the 
Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew. 


ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP.  0 

The  rest  of  the  month  of  June  I  was  absent  from  the  Diocese 
attending  the  annual  Commencement  and  meeting  of  the 
Board   of   Trustees   of   the   University   of  the    South   at 
Sewanee. 
July 27.  The  Ninth   Sunday   after   Trinity:     In   St.    Paul's   Church, 
Louisburg,   in   the   vacancy   of   the   Parish,   took  the   ap- 
pointed  services,   preached,   and   administered   the   Holy 
Communion. 
In  the  afternoon  said  Evening  Prayer  and  preached  in  St. 
Matthias'  Church. 
28.  Attended    a    meeting    of    the    Executive    Committee    of    St. 
Mary's  School. 

30.  Had  a  conference  with  the  Rector  and  Vestry  of  St.  Barna- 

bas' Church,,  Greensboro. 

31.  In  St.  Mark's  Church,  Mecklenburg  County,  officiated  morn- 

ing and  evening. 
Aug.  1.  In  the  same  church,  preached  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 
3.  The   Tenth  Sunday  after   Trinity:     In   St.   James'   Church, 
Iredell  County,  confirmed  and  addressed  nine  persons,  and 
administered   the   Holy   Communion.     After   the   service 
confirmed  in  private  a  sick  person. 
In  the  evening  preached   in  a  public  hall  in  the  town  of 
Mooresville. 

5.  In  Christ  Church,  Rowan  County,  I  preached,  and  the  next 

day  in  the  same  church, 

6.  Said  Morning  Prayer,  preached,  administered  the  Holy  Com- 

munion, and  after  the  service  had  a  conference  with  the 
Vestry. 

7.  In  St.  Jude's  Chapel,  Rowan,  preached,  and  confirmed  one 

persion. 

8.  In  St.  Matthew's  Chapel,  Rowan,  preached. 

9.  In  St.  George's  Chapel,  Woodleaf,  preached,  and  administered 

the  Holy  Communion. 
Officiated  again  in  the  same  chapel  in  the  evening,  Arch- 
deacon Osborne  preaching. 

10.  The    Eleventh    Sunday    after    Trinity:     In    St.    Andrew's 

Church,  Rowan,  confirmed  three  persons,  preached,  and 
administered   the   Holy   Communion.    After   the    service 
had  a  conference  with  the  Vestry. 
In  the  evening  preached  in  the  church  at  Cooleemee  Mills 
and  confirmed  one  person. 

11.  At  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Hairston,  at  Cooleemee  Plantations, 

I  said  Evening  Prayer,  and  preached  to  a  congregation 
assembled  in  the  large  hall. 

12.  In  Emmanuel  Church,  Stoneville,  began  a  series  of  services, 

assisted  by  the  Rev.  Harris  Mallinckrodt,  of  Winston. 
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6  ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP. 

Aug.  13.  In  the  same  church,  officiated  in  the  afternoon  and  evening, 
and  preached. 

14.  In  the  same  church,  officiated  in  the  afternoon  and  evening, 

and  preached. 

15.  In  the  same  church,  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  the  Church  of  the  Epiphany,  Leaksville, 

I  confirmed  and  addressed  two  persons. 

16.  In  the  same  church  preached  and  baptized  two  infants. 

17.  The   Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity:    In  the   same  church, 

preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In    the    evening,    in     St.     Thomas'    Church,    Reidsville,     I 
preached. 

24.  The    Thirteenth    Sunday   after    Trinity:     In    the    forenoon 

preached  in  the  Church  ,of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh. 
In  the  evening  I  said  Evening  Prayer  and  preached  in  a  pub- 
lic hall  in  Cary. 

27.  In  St.  Ambrose  Church,  Raleigh,  at  the  opening  of  the  Con- 

vocation of  the  Colored  Clergy  and  Congregations  of  the 
Diocese,  I  preached  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion; also  presided  at  the  business  meeting  of  the  Con- 
vocation. 

28.  In  Greensboro  I  conducted  the  funeral  of  the  late  Hon.  David 

Schenck,  of  St.   Barnabas'   Church,  assisted  by  the  Rev. 
Horace  T.  Owen. 
31.  The  Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity:    In  St.  John's  Church, 
Williamsboro,  I  said  the  Litany,  preached,  and  adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion;  after  the  service  had  a  con- 
ference with  the  Vestry. 
Sept.  7.  The    Fifteenth    Sunday    after    Trinity:    In    St.    Matthew's 
Church,  Hillsboro,  the  rector  being  absent,  said  Morning 
Prayer,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  St.  Mary's  Church,  High  Point,  I  preached. 

17.  In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  took  the  ser- 

vice in  the  absence  of  the  Rector., 

18.  At  the  opening  of  the  new  session  of   St.   Mary's   School, 

Raleigh,  I  made  an  address. 
21.  The  Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity:    In  Christ  Church, 
Raleigh,  ordained  a  Deacon,  preached,  and  administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening  preached  in  a  public  hall  in  Smithfield. 

25.  Made  an  address  at  the  opening  of  the  new  session  of  St. 

Augustine's  School.    ' 
28.  The  Eighteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity:    In  St.  Athanasius' 
Church,  Burlington,  administered  the  Holy  Communion  at 
the  early  service;   in  the  forenoon  preached  in  the  same 
church. 


ADDRESS   OF   THE  BISHOP.  7 

Sept.  28.  In  the  evening  in  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Greensboro,  preached 

and  confirmed  two  persons. 
Oct.    5.  The  Nineteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity:    In  the  Church  of 
the  Good  Shepherd,  Rocky  Mount,  confirmed  one  person, 
preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  St.  John's  Church,  Battleboro,  preached, 
and  confirmed  one  person. 
6.  In  the  Church  of  the  Saviour,  Jackson,  I  preached. 
12.  The    Twentieth    Sunday   after    Trinity:    In    St.    Clement's 
Church,  Ringwood,   said  Morning  Prayer,  preached,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In   the   evening,   in   the   Church   of  the  Advent,   Enfield,   I 
preached,  and  confirmed  and  addressed  four  persons. 

14.  At  the  State  Convict  Farm,  in  Halifax  County,  I  preached, 

and  confirmed  and  addressed  sixteen  convicts  (eight  white 
and  eight  colored),  prepared  and  presented  by  the  Rev. 
Girard  W.   Phelps. 

In  the  afternoon,  in  the  Chapel  at  Tillery,  I  preached. 

In  the  evening,  in  Trinity  Church,  Scotland  Neck,  I  offi- 
ciated at  the  opening  service  in  connection  with  the 
meeting  of  the  Convocation  of  Raleigh. 

15.  In  the  same  church,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 

Communion. 
In  the  afternoon  I  presided  at  the  business  meeting  of  the 
Convocation,  and  in  the  evening  took  part  in  the  service, 
and  made  an  address  on  the  apportionment  for  Foreign 
and  Domestic  Missions. 

16.  Administered  the  Holy  Communion  in  the  same  church  at 

the  early  service,  said  Morning  Prayer  at  half-past  ten 
o'clock,  presided  in  the  business  meetings  of  the  Convo- 
cation, and  in  the  evening  confirmed  and  addressed  four 
persons. 

17.  In  Grace  Memorial  Chapel,  Lawrence,  preached. 

19.  The  Twenty-first  Sunday  after  Trinity:  In  St.  Mark's 
Church,  Halifax,  confirmed  one  person,  preached,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  Grace  Church,  Weldon,  preached,  and 
confirmed  one  person.  During  the  ensuing  week  I  was 
absent  from  the  Diocese  attending  the  Missionary  Council 
in  Philadelphia. 

28.  In  Calvary  Church,  Tarboro,   I  made  an  address,  and  con- 

firmed four  persons;  also  confirmed  in  private  two  sick 
persons. 

29.  In  St.  Alban's  Church,  Littleton,  preached,  and  confirmed  one 

person. 

30.  In  St.  Anna's  Chapel,  the  chapel  of  the  colored  mission  in 

Littleton,  I  preached. 


8  ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP. 

Oct.  31.  In  All  Saint's  Chapel,  Warrenton,  preached. 
Nov.  1.  All  Saints'  Day:    In  the  same  Chapel  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 
In  the  afternoon,  in  St.  Luke's  Church,  Warren  County,  said 
Evening  Prayer  and  preached. 
2.  The  Twenty-third  Sunday  after  Trinity:    In  the  Church  of 
the  Good  Shepherd,  Ridgeway,  preached,  and  administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  Emmanuel  Church,  Warrenton,  preached, 
and  confirmed  one  person. 

8.  In  the  Church  of  the  Redemption,  Lexington,  preached,  and 

administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

9.  The    Twenty-fourth    Sunday   after    Trinity:    In    St.    Luke's 

Church,  Salisbury,  confirmed  three  persons,  preached,  and 

administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In    the    afternoon,    in    St.    Paul's    Church,    Chestnut    Hill, 

preached,  and  confirmed  seven  persons. 
In  the  evening,  in  St.  Peter's  Church,  Salisbury,  preached, 

and  confirmed  two  persons. 

10.  In  St.  Mark's  Chapel,  Rowan  County,  baptized  two  adults, 

preached,  and  confirmed  five  persons. 

11.  In  Trinity  Church,  Statesville,  at  the  meeting  of  the  Convo- 

cation of  Charlotte,  I  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 
I  presided  at  the  business  meeting  of  the  Convocation,  and 
officiated  at  the  evening  service. 

12.  In  the  same  church,  administered  the  Holy  Communion  at 

the  early   service,  and  attended   the  other  services  and 
meetings  during  the  day. 
In  the  evening,  in  the  Chapel  of  the  Cross,  I  preached,  and 
confirmed  one  person. 

13.  In    St.    Philip's    Church,    Mocksville,    preached,    and    con- 

firmed two  persons. 

14.  Preached  in  the  country  near  the  Shallow  Ford,  in  Yadkin 

County. 
16.  The    Twenty-fifth    Sunday    after    Trinity:    In    St.    Paul's 
Church,   Winston,   preached,  and   administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  the  same  church,  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  thirteen  persons. 

18.  In    the    Church    of   the   Messiah,    Mayodan,    said    Morning 

Prayer,  and  preached. 

19.  In    St.    John's    Church,    Madison,    confirmed    one    person, 

preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

20.  In  Christ  Church,  Walnut  Cove,  preached,  and  administered 

the  Holy  Communion. 


ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP.  \) 

Nov.  20.  In  the  evening,  preached  in  St.  Philip's  Church,  Germanton. 

21.  In  Galloway  Memorial  Chapel,  Elkin,  preached. 

23.  The  Sunday  next  before  Advent:  In  Trinity  Church,  Mount 
Airy,  I  took  all  the  services,  morning  and  evening, 
preached  twice,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

27.  Thanksgiving  Day:     In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd, 

Raleigh,  the  rector  being  sick,  I  said  the  proper  services 
for  the  day,  and  preached. 

30.  The   First   Sunday  in   Advent:     I    consecrated    St.    Peter's 

Church,  Stovall,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion, 
the  sermon  being  preached  by  Archdeacon  Joyner. 
In  the  evening,  in  St.  Stephen's  Church,  Oxford,  I  preached, 
and  confirmed  and  addressed  eleven  persons. 
Dec.    1.  In  St.  Simeon's  Church,  Satterwhite,  I  preached. 

2.  In    St.    Paul's    Church,    Goshen,    confirmed    two    persons, 
preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
11.  Attended  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Missionary  Committee. 

13.  In  St.  Matthias'  Church,  Louisburg,  confirmed  one  person. 

14.  The  Third  Sunday  in  Advent:     In  St.  Paul's  Church,  Louis- 

burg, preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

The  week  following  I  was  absent  from  the  Diocese,  partici- 
pating in  the  Consecration  in  Montgomery  of  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Charles  M.  Beckwith,  Bishop  of  Alabama. 
21.  The  Fourth  Sunday  in  Advent:  In  St.  Peter's  Church,  Char- 
lotte, ordained  the  Rev.  Royal  Graham  Shannonhouse  to 
the  Priesthood,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. Archdeacon  Osborne,  the  Rev.  Clarence  C.  Le- 
man,  and  the  Rev.  Walter  J.  Smith  joined  in  the  Imposi- 
tion of  Hands. 

In   the   evening,   in    St.   Martin's   Chapel,    I   preached,   and 
confirmed  four  persons. 

28.  In  St.  James'  Church,  Kittrell,  said  the  proper  service  for  the 

day,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  a  public  hall  in  Cary,  preached,  and  con- 
firmed one  person. 

29.  Married  a  couple  in  Raleigh. 

31.  Married  a  couple  in  Tarboro. 
1903. 

Jan.  2.  In  St.  Luke's  Church,  Tarboro,  preached;  confirmed  and 
addressed  five  persons. 
4.  The  Second  Sunday  after  Christmas:  In  S!t.  Timothy's 
Church,  Wilson,  confirmed  two  persons,  preached,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  St.  Mark's  Church,  preached,  and  con- 
firmed one  person. 


10  ADDRESS   OF   THE  BISHOP. 

Jan.  11.  The  First  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany:  In  the  Church  of  the 
Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  the  Rector  being  sick,  I  said 
Evening  Prayer  and  preached. 

13.  In  the  same  church  I  took  part  in  a  funeral  service. 

14.  Confirmed  in  private  a  sick  person,  belonging  to  the  Parish 

of   Christ   Church,   Raleigh,   and   administered   the   Holy 
Communion. 
16.  In  Christ  Church,  Raleigh,  took  part  in  a  funeral  service. 
18.  The  Second  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany:    In  Christ  Church, 
Raleigh,  I  preached. 
In  the  evening  in  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  in  the 
absence    of    the    Rector,    I    said    Evening    Prayer    and 
preached. 
25.  The    Third   Sunday   after   the   Epiphany:    In    St.    Philip's 
Church,  Durham,  confirmed  twelve  persons,  preached,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  afternoon  confirmed  a  sick  person  in  private. 
In   the    evening   preached    in   St.    Andrew's    Chapel,    East 
Durham. 
28.  In  St.  John's  Church,  Williamsboro,  I  married  a  couple. 
Feb.    1.  The  Fourth  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany:     In  the  Church  of 
the  Holy  Innocents,  Henderson,  confirmed  and  addressed 
five  persons. 
2.  Feast  of  the  Purification:   In  the  same  church  administered 

the  Holy  Communion. 
6.  In  St.  Thomas'  Church,  Sanford,  said  Evening  Prayer  and 

preached. 
8.  Septuagesima  Sunday:    In  St.  Bartholomew's  Church,  Pitts- 
boro,   confirmed   one  person,  preached  and  administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  St.  James'  Church,  preached  and  confirmed 
three  persons. 

15.  Sexagesima  Sunday:    In  the   morning  preached   in   Christ 

Church,  Raleigh,  and  in  the  evening  took  the  service  in 
the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd  in  the  absence  of  the 
Rector. 

21.  Attended  a  celebration  of  Washington's  birthday  by  the  child- 

ren of  the  Thompson  Orphanage,  and  made  an  address. 
In  the  evening  in  St.  Martin's  Chapel,  Charlotte,  preached 
and  confirmed  four  persons. 

22.  Quinguagesima  Sunday:    In   St.   Peter's  Church,  Charlotte, 

confirmed  five  persons,  preached  and  administered  the 
Holy  Communion. 
In  the  afternoon  I  had  a  conference  with  the  Rector  and  Ves- 
try in  regard  to  the  organization  of  a  new  congregation  in 
Dilworth,  a  suburb  of  Charlotte.  In  St.  Andrews'  Chapel, 
Seversville,  I  preached  and  confirmed  and  addressed  five 
persons. 


ADDRESS   OF   THE  BISHOP.  11 

Feb.  22.  In  the  evening,  in  the  Church  of  St.  Michael  and  All  Angels, 
I  preached  and  confirmed  and  addressed  thirteen  persons. 

24.  St.  Matthias'  Bay:    In   St.   Barnabas'   Church,   Greensboro, 

preached  and  confirmed  and  addressed  five  persons. 

25.  Ash  Wednesday:   In  St.  Andrews'  Church,  Greensboro,  con- 

firmed one  person,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 

26.  In  St.  James'  Church,  Kittrell,  I  officiated  at  a  funeral. 

27.  In  St.  Athanasius'  Church,  Burlington,  I  preached  and  con- 

firmed and  addressed  five  persons. 
Mar.  1.  The  First  Sunday  in  Lent:    In  the  Chapel  of  the  Cross, 
Chapel  Hill,   I  preached  morning  and  evening,   adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion  and  confirmed  four  persons. 
2.  Preached  in  the  same  Church. 

4.  In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  delivered  a  lec- 

ture on  the  Creeds,  the  first  of  a  course. 

8.  The  Second  Sunday  in  Lent:    Preached  in  Christ  Church, 

Raleigh,  in  the  morning,  and  in  the  evening  in  the  Church 
of  the  Good  Shepherd,  said  Evening  Prayer  and  preached. 

9.  In  the  same  church  said  Morning  Prayer. 

11.  In  the  same  church  gave  second  lecture  on  the  Creeds. 

From  the  14th  to  the  17th  I  was  absent  from  the  Diocese 
making  visitations  for  Bishop  "Watson  in  Bast  Carolina. 
18.  In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  gave  the  third 

lecture  on  the  Creeds. 
22.  The  Fourth   Sunday   in  Lent:    In   St.   Augustine's   School 
Chapel    confirmed    and    addressed    twenty-five    persons, 
preached  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening  in  St.  Saviour's  Chapel,  Raleigh,  preached  and 
confirmed  one  person. 
25.  In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  gave  the  con- 
cluding lecture  on  the  Creeds. 
29.  The  Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent:   In  Christ  Church,  Raleigh,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  twenty-three  persons,  preached,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening  in  St.  Ambrose  Church,  Raleigh,  preached 
and  confirmed  and  addressed  ten  persons. 
31.  In  St.  Paul's  Church,  Monroe,  preached  and  confirmed  three 
persons. 
April  1.  In  Calvary  Church,  Wadesboro,  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion and  had  a  conference  with  the  Vestry. 
In  the  evening  preached  in  the  same  Church. 
2.  In  All  Souls'  Church,  Ansonville,  said  Evening  Prayer  and 
preached. 

5.  Palm  Sunday:   In  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School,  Raleigh, 

confirmed  and  addressed  ten  girls,  pupils  of  the  school, 
and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 


12  ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP. 

Apr.  5.  In  the  evening,  in  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh, 
preached  and  confirmed  twelve  persons. 
10.  Good  Friday:  In  St.  Matthew's  Church,  Hillsboro,  preached. 
12.  Easter  Day:  In  the  same  Church,  preached  and  administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in  St.  Barnabas'  Church,  Greensboro,  made  an 
address  and  confirmed  four  persons. 
14.  Attended    a    meeting    of    the    Executive    Missionary    Com- 
mittee. 

16.  In  Emmanuel  Church,  Southern  Pines,  preached,  confirmed, 

and  addressed  eight,  persons. 

17.  At   Laurel   Hill,    officiated   morning  and   evening,   preached 

twice  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

19.  The  First  Sunday  after  Easter:  In  the  Church  of  the  Mes- 
siah, Rockingham,  preached  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 

21.  I  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Commission  on  Work  Among 
the  Colored  People  in  the  South,  held  in  Lawrence- 
ville,  Va. 

26.  The  Second  Sunday  after  Easter:    In  All  Saints'   Church, 

Concord,  preached  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
In  the  evening,  in   St.  Peter's  Church,  Charlotte,  made  an 
address,  confirmed  and  addressed  seven  persons. 

27.  Visited  the  newly  organized  Mission  of  the  Holy  Comforter, 

Dilworth,  preached,  and  confirmed  six  persons. 

28.  Presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of 

the  Thompson  Orphanage  and  Training  Institution,  and 
in  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary  the  Virgin,  confirmed  and 
addressed  four  children,  inmates  of  the  Institution,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

29.  In  St.  Luke's  Church,  Salisbury,  preached  and  confirmed  two 

persons. 

During  the  year  I  was'  absent  from  the  Diocese  several 
times  for  longer  or  shorter  periods,  upon  occasions  of  personal 
or  official  duty,  upon  three  of  these  engaged  in  making  visi- 
tations for  the  Bishops  of  Albany,  ISTew  York,  and  East 
Carolina.  During  all  these  absences'  I  officiated  for  a  total 
of  21  services;  administered  the  Holy  Communion  3  times; 
preached  16  times;  made  7  addresses;  confirmed  121  per- 
sons, and  officiated  at  one  funeral.  Within  the  Diocese,  I 
have  officiated  at  175  services',  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion 56  times,  preached  119  sermons,  made  33  addresses, 
confirmed  300  persons',  baptized  4,  married.  3  couples,  and 
officiated  at  4  funerals. 


ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP.  13 

I  have  consecrated  two-  churches.  St.  Stephen's  Church, 
Oxford,  the  new  and  beautiful  stone  church,  which  does  so 
much  credit  to'  the  faith  and  liberality,  as  well  as  to  the 
good  taste,  of  the  Parish  and  all  concerned  in  its  erection, 
was  consecrated  at  the  opening  service  of  our  Diocesan  Con- 
vention of  1902,  as  was  mentioned  in  the  beginning  of  this 
addres's.  St.  Peter's  Church,  Stovall,  ten  miles  north  of 
Oxford,  was  consecrated  on  St.  Andrew's  Day.  The  ser- 
mon was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Francis  Joyner.  The  Peti- 
tion for  Consecration  was  read  by  the  Rev.  Francis  W.  Hil- 
liard,  Priest  in  charge,  and  the  Sentence  of  Consecration 
by  the  Rev.  Robt.  Bruce  Owens,  acting  as'  the  Bishop's  Chap- 
lain. 

June  6,  1902,  upon  a  petition  of  certain  inhabitants  of 
Stovall,  in  Granville  County,  I  organized,  under  the  Canons 
of  the  Diocese,  the  Mission  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Stovall, 
formerly  known  as  St.  Peter's,  Sassafras  Fork,  and  ap- 
pointed as'  officers  of  the  mission,  Mark  Alexander  Gregory 
to  be  Warden,  Samuel  J.  Currin  to  be  Clerk,  and  Richard  T. 
Gregory  to  be  Treasurer. 

September  1,  upon  the  petition  of  certain  members  of 
St.  Peter's  Church,  Charlotte,  with  the  written  consent  and 
approval  of  the  Rector  of  St.  Peter's',  I  set  off  from  that  Parish 
St.  Martin's  Chapel,  and  the  Chapel  of  Hope,  adjoining  the 
same,  as  a  separate  missionary  congregation,  and  joined  with 
them  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Seversville,  a  suburb  of  Charlotte, 
as  one  mission  for  the  time  being ;  and  October  2  I  placed  in 
charge  of  this  united  work  the  Rev.  George  M.  Tolson,  as' 
missionary  in  those  congregations  and  in  the  vicinity  of 
Charlotte;  this  appointment  being  afterwards  approved  by 
the  Executive  Missionary  Committee. 

March  5,  1903,  upon  a  petition  from  the  minister  and  con- 
gregation of  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Seversville,  I  organized 
said  congregation  as  an  independent  mission,  appointing  as 
officers  thereof  Henry  C.  Severs  to  be  Warden,  John  Anizi 
Price  to<  be  Clerk,  and  Patrick  H.  Williams  to  be  Treasurer. 

March  5,  1903,  upon  the  petition  of  the  minister  and 
congregations  of  St.  Martin's  Chapel  and  the  Chapel  of 
Hope,  I  organized  those  two  congregations  as  an  independent 
mission  under  the  name  of  St.  Martin's  Church,  appointing  as 
the  officers  thereof  Clarence  E.  Frick  to  be  Warden,  Robert 
W.  Vincent  to  be  Clerk,  and  Adlai  Osborne  to  be  Treasurer. 


14  ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP. 

March  5,  1903,  upon  the  petition  of  certain  inhabitants  of 
Dilworth,  a  suburb  of  Charlotte,  I  organized  the  petitioners 
into  an  independent  mission  under  the  name  of  The  Church 
of  the  Holy  Comforter,  Dilworth,  appointing  as  officers 
thereof  Addison  Arnold  to  be  Warden,  Frank  B.  Ferris  to 
be  Treasurer,  and  Bertram  Swift  Davis  to  be  Clerk. 

In  Christ  Church,  Raleigh,  September  21,  1902,  being  the 
seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  and  also  the  Feast  of  St. 
Matthew,  I  ordained  to  the  Diaconate  William  Edward 
Callender.  The  candidate  was  presented  by  the  Rev.  Wal- 
ter J.  Smith.  There  were  also  present  of  the  clergy  the 
Bev.  Dr.  Marshall  and  the  Bev.  Richard  L.  Bame. 

December  21,  1902,  in  St.  Peter's  Church,  Charlotte,  I 
advanced  to  the  Priesthood  the  Bev.  Boyal  Graham  Shannon- 
house,  Deacon,  as  was  before  stated. 

Death  has  not  called  away  any  of  our  brethren  during  the 
past  year,  but  we  have  lost  three  by  transfer  to  other  Dioceses, 
and  two  of  our  oldest  Presbyters  have  retired  from  active 
service,  the  Bev.  Charles  T.  Bland  and  the  Bev.  Benjamin 
S.  Bronson.  We  have  gained  by  ordination  one,  and  by 
letters  of  transfer  three,  so  that  our  actual  number  is 
increased  by  one,  and  our  actual  working  force  decreased  by 
one — though  we  have  good  hope  of  an  early  increase  both 
by  a  prospective  ordination  and  by  the  removal  to'  the 
Diocese  of  two  able  Presbyters,  who  have  accepted  calls  to 
Parishes,  but  had  not  up  to  May  1  been  transferred  to  this 
Diocese.     These  losses  and  gains  have  beer  as  follows': 

Gained — 

The  Rev.  Basil  B.  Tyler,  Deacon,  May  15,  1902,  from  Virginia. 

The  Rev.  Horace  T.  Owen,  Priest,  December  1,  1902,  from  New 
York. 

The  Rev.  Herman  Baldwin  Dean,  Priest,  December  1,  1902,  from 
Georgia. 

The  Rev.  Wm,  Edward  Callender,  ordained  September  21,  1902. 

Lost — 

The  Rev.  Thomas  Bell,  Priest,  November  8,  1902,  to  Pennsylvania. 

The  Rev.  Wm.  Edward  Callender,  Deacon,  March  5,  1903,  to  South 
Carolina. 

The  Rev.  John  Huske,  Priest,  April  13,  1903,  to  New  York. 

Our  whole  number  on  the  first  day  of  May,  1903,  stood, 
therefore,  forty-eight:  one  Bishop,  thirty-eight  Priests  and 
nine  Deacons. 


ADDRESS   OF   THE  BISHOP.  15 

The  fields  of  labor  of  the  Clergy  remain  as  they  were  at 
the  date  of  my  last  address!,  with  the  following  exceptions: 

The  Eev.  Richard  L.  Bame  has  ceased  to  be  connected 
with  St.  Saviour's  Chapel,  Raleigh,  and  has  been  assigned 
to  service  in  St.  Matthew's  Church,  Rowan  County,  under 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Murdoch. 

The  Rev.  Charles  T.  Bland  has  resigned  charge  of  St. 
Bartholomew's  Church,  Pittsboro,  and  St.  Thomas',  Sanford. 

The  Rev.  Benj.  S.  Branson,  has  resigned  Emmanuel 
Church,  Warrenton. 

The  Rev.  Frederick  A.  Fetter  has  been  relieved  of  the 
charge  of  Emmanuel  Church,  Stoneville,  and  that  Mission 
has  been  assigned  to  the  Rev.  Harris  Mallinckrodt,  of  St. 
Paul's  Church,  Winston. 

The  Rev.  C'ary  Gamble  has  been  relieved  of  the  care  of 
the  Mission  at  Smithfield,  which  has  been  assigned  to  Arch- 
deacon Joyner  for  the  present. 

The  Rev.  John  L.  Saunders,  Deacon,  since  last  Septem- 
ber has  been  relieved  of  all  ministerial  work  at  his  own 
request,  that  he  might  devote  himself  wholly  to'  study  in 
preparation  for  becoming  a  candidate  for  Priest's  orders; 
and  has'  been  pursuing  his  studies  at  the  University  of 
North  Carolina  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Meade. 

The  Rev.  Royal  G.  Shannonhouse  has'  been  relieved  of  the 
care  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  Bristow,  and  in  place  thereof 
has  taken  charge  of  Christ  Church,  Cleveland,  and  St.  An- 
drew's (with  St.  George's  Chapel),  Rowan. 

The  Rev.  George  M.  T'olson  has  resigned  the  rectorship 
of  Calvary  Church,  Wadesiboro,  with  the  care  of  All  Souls', 
Ans'onville;  and  has  been  put  in  charge  of  the  mission 
work  .in  and  near  Charlotte,  including  St.  Martin's,  St.  An- 
drew's, Seversville,  and  the  Church  of  -the  Holy  Comforter, 
Dilworth. 

It  gives  me  great  satisfaction  to  add  that  since  May  1, 
1903,  the  Rev.  John  London  has  been  transferred  to  me  by 
the  Bishop  of  Washington,  and  is  serving  most  acceptably 
as  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Louisburg,  and  of  St.  James', 
Kittrell;  also  that  the  Rev.  Gilbert  Higgs,  D.D.,  so  well 
known  among  us,  and  so  much  beloved,  as  Rector  of  Emman- 
uel Church,  Warrenton,  from1  1878  to  1890,  has  accepted  a 
call  to  Calvary  Church,  Wadesboro,  and  will  soon  be  again 
numbered  among  us. 


16  ADDRESS   OE   THE   BISHOP. 

Against  this,  however,  must  be  set  off  the  loss  we  are  about 
to  sustain  by  the  removal  of  the  Rev.  Edward  W.  Gamble 
to  the  Diocese  of  Alabama.  He  has  resigned  the  rectorship 
of  Calvary  Church,  Tarboro,  to  take  effect  July  1.  This 
departure  will  be  a  loss  to  the  whole  Diocese. 

It  may  not  be  improper  to*  add  that  general  regret  was'  felt 
and  expressed  at  the  departure  of  the  Rev.  John  Huske  from 
the  Diocese.  He  found  his  physical  strength  inadequate 
for  the  work  he  had  undertaken,  and  gave  it  up  with  very 
great  reluctance. 

The  Rev.  Francis  Joyner  continued  to  serve  to  the  best  of 
his  ability  the  churches  of  which  he  was  in  chared  last  year. 
But  in  October,  1902,  I  appointed  him  Archdeacon  of  Ral- 
eigh, in  place  of  Mr.  Hus'ke,  who  had  resigned ;  and  much  of 
his  time  has  been  necessarily  devoted  to  the  mission  work 
thus  imposed  upon  him.  It  is  hoped  that  some  arrangement 
may  soon  be  made  whereby  he  may  receive  assistance  in  the 
care  of  thes'e  congregations. 

The  Rev.  Wm.  Edward  Callender,  ordained  Deacon  Sep- 
tember 21,  1902,  was  at  that  time  living  in  the  Diocese  of 
South  Carolina,  and,  by  the  request  of  the  Bishop  of  that 
Diocese,  worked  for  a  while  without  being  transferred.  He 
has  now,  however,  been  given  letters  dismissory  to>  Bishop 
Capers. 

The  Rev.  Horace  T.  Owen,  received  by  letters  dismissory 
from  New  York,  is'  Rector  of  St.  Athanasius'  Church,  Bur- 
lington; the  Rev.  Herman  Baldwin  Dean,  received  from 
Georgia,  is  doing  most  excellent  work  as  rector  of  St.  Bar- 
nabas' Church,  Greensboro ;  and  the  Rev.  Basil  B.  Tyler,  a 
colored  Deacon,  is  serving  in  St.  Mark's  Church,  Wilson. 

I  can  not  refrain  from  adding  a  brief  and  inadequate 
expression  of  my  feelings  in  regard  to  the  retirement  of  the 
Rev.  Charles  Theodore  Bland  and  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Swan 
Bronson  from  active  pastoral  work.  In  the  order  of  their 
ordination,  they  rank  as  the  first  and  the  third  in  the  list  of 
the  Priests  of  this  Diocese,  the  former  having  been  ordained 
in  1850,  the  latter  in  1857.  The  whole  course  of  the  min- 
istry of  Mr.  Bland  has  been  marked  by  earnest,  self-denying, 
patient  labor.  He  has  given  himself  wholly  to  his  work, 
and  has  endured  hardness  as  a  good  soldier  of  Jesus  Christ. 
He  carries'  with  him  into  his  honorable  retirement  the 
respect,  the  confidence,  the  affection  of  all  his  brethren. 


ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP.  17 

I  believe  I  state  the  truth  in  saying  that  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Branson  has  had  but  few  equals  among  the  Olergy  of  this 
Diocese  in  intellectual  ability  and  in  scholarly  attainments. 
And  no  man  has  looked  more  largely  upon  the  future  of 
the  Diocese,  or  striven  more  unselfishly  for  great  and  noble 
ends.  He  was  set  in  a  weak  Diocese  and  in  a  day  of  small 
things.  He  would  fain  have  lifted  it  to  strength  and  great- 
ness. And,  in  my  judgment,  his  efforts  have  not  been  in 
vain.  His  thoughts'  and  his  work  survive  in  places  where 
perhaps  they  seemed  to  him  to  have  failed.  He  has  been 
an  inspiration  and  a  guide  to  others  where  he  was  not 
aware  of  it.  For  myself,  I  say  that  if  I  did  any  good  work 
for  the  Church  as  Rector  of  St.  Peter's,  Charlotte,  it  was 
largely  by  following)  lines  of  work  which  he  had  laid  out.  I 
feel  this  statement  to  be  due  to  a  man  to  whom  I  owe  much. 
And  I  am  not  the  only  one  of  our  Clergy  who  has  found  help 
and  direction  from  that  thoughtful  and  suggestive  mind. 
May  I  not  be  permitted  to  say  this  now,  and  thus  to  give 
honor  where  honor  is  due,  instead  of  waiting  until  commen- 
dation would  be  merely  conventional  and  unheeded  ? 

The  candidates  for  Priest's  orders  are :  Thaddeus  Ainsley 
Cheatham;  Francis  Moore  Osborne;  Rev.  Richard  Louis 
Bame,  Deacon ;  Alfred  Rives'  Berkeley ;  Rev.  James  Edward 
King,  Deacon  (colored)  ;  Rev.  Basil  B.  Tyler,  Deacon  (col- 
ored) ;  Robert  Nathaniel  Perry ;  Horner  Leach  Hoover ; 
Samuel  Merrill  Hanff. 

The  candidates  for  Deacon's  orders  are :  John  Holland 
Crosby ;  Hugh  Preston  Eanes ;  William  Eanes ;  Lock  Win- 
field  Blackwelder. 

The  Postulants  are :  Richard  Roscoe  Phelps  ;  Woodie  Ross 
Arthurs ;  Charles  Richard  Haynes ;  George  Crummell  Pol- 
lard (colored). 

We  have  thus  a  larger  number  of  promising  young  men 
looking  forward  to  the  Holy  Ministry  than  at  any  L  rmer 
time  since  the  reduction  of  the  Diocese  by  the  setting  off  of 
East  Carolina  and  Asheville.  In  order  to^  their  proper  prepa- 
ration, it  is  necessary  in  most  cases  that  the  Bishop  should 
be  able  to  give  them  some  assistance  in  pursuing  their 
studies.  May  I  not  count  on  the  generous  cooperation  of 
the  Clergy  and  laity  in  this  matter  ? 

In  this  same  connection,  I  beg  to  ask  your  attention  to  the 


18  ADDRESS    OF    THE    BISHOP. 

claims  of  the  Relief  Fund  of  the  Diocese  upon  your  liberal 
contributions.  There  are  now  three  of  our  retired  Clergy 
partly  dependent  on  thisi  Fund.  As  your  Bishop*,  put  in 
charge  by  you  with  caring  for  our  old  and  disabled  Clergy,  I 
have  become  responsible  for  annual  payments  to  these  ihree 
of  our  brethren,  aggregating  four  hundred  dollars.  My  only 
resource  for  meeting  this  obligation  is  the  July  offering  for 
the  Eelief  Fund  required  by  our  Canon.  I  am  sure  you 
will  agree  with  me  in  thinking  that  the  amounts  promised, 
two  hundred  dollars'  in  one  case  and  one  hundred  in  two  cases, 
are  as  small  as  we  could  decently  offer.  The  aggregate  is  a 
small  matter  divided  among  all  our  Parishes.  But  last  year 
only  about  half  the  Clergy  took  the  required  offering. 
Will  you  not,  dear  brethren,  consider  yourselves  bound  by 
my  promise  made  in  your  name,  and  secure  a  generous 
collection  at  the  July  offering,  that  I  may  do  for  these  dear 
and  honored  brethren  that  which  we  have  promised  ? 

In  this  same  connection  I  repeat  my  suggestion  and  advice 
that  in  all  our  congregations  one-tenth  of  the  Communion 
Alms  be  given  regularly  to  the  Treasury  of  the  General 
Clergy  Eelief. 

I  am  glad  to  speak  in  a  more  cheerful  tone  when  I  approach 
the  subject  of  our  missionary  work.  In  the  first  place,  you 
will  all  share  my  gratification  in  knowing  that  this  was  one 
of  thei  twelve  dioceses  which  last  year  paid  up  in  full  its 
apportionment  for  Foreign  and  Domestic  Missions,  and, 
indeed,  overpaid  it  by  several  hundred  dollars'.  I  am  happy 
to  say  that  I  have  every  reason  to  believe  that  we  ehall  again 
this  year  come  fully  up  to  what  is  demanded  of  us.  I 
believe  that  every  one  of  our  congregations  will  make  an 
offering  for  this  object. 

DIOCESAN  MISSIONS. 

I  ask  the  Convention  to  give  special  attention  to  the  report 
of  the  Executive  Missionary  Committee,  and  the  suggestion 
contained  therein  of  a  reorganization  of  the  work,  whereby 
it  should  be  committed  to  the  three  Convocations,  each  under 
its  proper  Archdeacon.  The  Treasurer's  account  shows  a 
balance  in  the  Treasury  at  the  end  of  the  year — the  first  time 
I  remember  such  a  condition  of  the  Treasury  from  the  ordi- 
nary sources!  of  income.     It  is  thought  by  many  that  by 


ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP.  19' 

putting  the  responsibility  for  the  work  directly  upon  the 
Convocations  a  stronger  local  interest  will  be  developed,  and 
a  better  support  obtained  for  the  work.  This  suggestion 
should  receive  the  careful  consideration  of  the  Convention. 
It  involves  the  most  important  interests  of  our  Church  work. 

st.  mary's  school. 

The  report  of  the  Trustees  will  sufficiently  set  forth  the 
condition  and  prospects  of  St.  Mary's  School.  The  election 
of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bratton  to  the  bishopric  of  Mississippi  creates 
a  vacancy  which  it  will  be  hard  to  fill.  But  much  as  we 
regret  our  loss,  we  must  rejoice  that  the  Episcopate  will  be 
strengthened  by  the  addition  of  one  so  eminently  qualified 
for  its  important  and  onerous  duties.  During  his1  four 
years'  abode  with  us  he  has  administered  the  affairs  of  the 
School  with  marked  ability  and  success,  and  has  won  the 
confidence  and  affection  of  all  with  whom  lie  has  been 
brought  into  contact.  The  .Trustees  of  St.  Mary's1  have 
postponed  the  question  of  choosing  his  successor  to  a,  special 
meeting,  to  be  held  July  1. 

THE    THOMPSON    ORPHANAGE. 

There  was  a  time  when  it  seemed  necessary  that  each  year 
the  Bishop  in  his  Address  should  emphasize  the  duty  we  owe 
to  these  institutions  of  the  Diocese.  That  time  has  passed. 
If  I.  say  less  about  them  it  is  only  because  I  feel  that  our 
people  do*  not  need  to>  be  reminded  of  them.  The  report  of 
the  Board  of  Managers  and  of  the  Superintendent  will  give 
full  information  of  the  condition  and  needs  of  this  institu- 
tion, which  stands  SO'  near  to  the  hearts'  of  the  people  of  North 
Carolina. 

One  more  matter,  and  I  bring  my  address  to'  a  close. 

THE  NAME  OF  THIS  CHURCH. 

A  question  which  comes  before  this  Convention,  and  which 
is  exciting  much  attention  throughout  the  Church,  is  the 
proposed  change  in  the  name,  the  legal  designation,  of  the 
Church.  The  committee  of  the  General  Convention  to  whom 
it  was  referred,  with  instructions  to  endeavor  to  ascertain  the 


20  ADDRESS   OF   THE   BISHOP. 

mind  of  the  Church  on  this  subject,  have  asked  us  to  con- 
sider the  question,  and  to  express  ourselves  upon  it. 

There  is  a  difficulty,  and  a  possible  impropriety,  in  any 
formal  determination  by  us,  in  our  diocesan  council,  of  the 
question  thus  raised.  Upon  the  floor  of  the  General  Con- 
vention all  such  matters  must  be  discussed  and  decided.  We 
should  send  our  deputies'  to  the  General  Convention  prepared 
to  act  with  freedom  and  intelligence,  and  not  with  their 
hands  tied  and  their  minds  fettered  by  our  diocesan  deter- 
minations. At  the  same  time  there  is  an  element  of  wisdom 
in  this  effort  to  develop  and  to  ascertain  the  mind  of  the 
Church  throughout  the  country,  for  the  enlightenment  of  the 
members  of  the  General  Convention.  I  think,  therefore, 
that  we  may  profitably  consider  and  discuss  the  question 
of  the  change  of  name,  but  we  should  do  so,  not  for  the 
purpose  of  securing  this  or  that  action  by  our  Convention, 
but  with  the  frank  confidence  and  affection  of  brethren, 
bringing  each  his  contribution  to  the  subject  for  mutual 
information,  that  coming  thus  to  know  what  is  the  common 
mind  of  the  Church,  we  may  be  the  better  prepared  in  the 
end  to  shape  our  action  for  the  benefit  and  satisfaction  of  all. 

This  is'  by  no  means  a  new  question.  It  was  raised  by 
the  very  adoption  of  the  name  "Protestant  Episcopal"  during 
the  period  of  our  organization  following  the  war  of  the 
American  Revolution.  Before  that  time  the  Church  had 
not  called  itself  "Protestant  Episcopal,"  though  that  name 
did  very  fairly  describe  its  position  upon  some  very  impor- 
tant issues.  And  it  is'  a  matter  of  fact,  which  no  one  will 
dispute,  that  while  that  has  remained  our  legal  designation, 
it  has  not  justified  itself  in  popular  use.  Outside  the  Church 
in  America  we  are  popularly  known  as  "Episcopalians" 
merely;  inside  the  Church  and  far  beyond  the  limits  of  the 
Church,  in  the  historical  and  literary  tradition  and  con- 
sciousness of  the  English-speaking  people1,  we  are  Church- 
men, members  and  perpetuators  of  the  great  historic  Church 
of  our  race.  This  being  the  case,  it  is  not  surprising  that 
from  time  to  time  voices  should  be  raised  in  advocacy  of 
some  designation  which  should  more  accurately  express  the 
true  character  and  the  Catholic  heritage  of  the  Church  of 
our  fathers. 

Personally  I  have  never  been  very  deeply  interested  in  the 
movement  which  for  the  last  twenty  or  thirty  years  has  been 


ADDRESS   OF   THE  BISHOP.  21 

directed  towards  effecting  a  change  in  our  corporate  name. 
It  lias  not  seemed  to  me  that  the  Catholicity  of  the  Church 
was  affected  one  way  or  the  other  by  the  legal  designation 
which  we  might  adopt.  "To  be  rather  than  to  seem"  is  the 
legend  on  our  State  flag,  and  it  may  Well  be  adopted  by  us 
as  expressing  the  aspirations  of  our  Church  life.  The 
Church  has  so  much  to  do  in  preaching  the  truth  to  a  care- 
less and  callous'  world  that  it  may  seem  to  some  a  waste  of 
time  and  of  energy  to  be  disputing  over  names. 

Yet  there  is  a  power  in  words,  for  words  not  only  express 
human  convictions;  they  convey  divine  truth.  We  cannot 
ignore  this  question  now  that  it  is  raised,  and  is  propounded 
to  us,  in  effect,  by  our  highest  legislative  body.  There  is, 
I  fear,  a  Pseudo-Catholic  agitation  which,  under  the  guise 
of  Catholic  teaching,  seeks  to  impose  upon  us  the  very  errors 
and  corruptions  which  we  have  rejected,  and  which  the 
great  body  of  our  Church  people  detest.  It  is  a  fear  of  this 
influence  which  more  than  anything  else  retards  the  move- 
ment in  favor  of  a  more  exact  and  appropriate  designation. 
But  we  should  not  be  afraid  of  a  frank  and  earnest  discus- 
sion of  any  question  of  real  importance ;  and  the  question  of 
a  proper  name  for  the  Church  is  a  question  of  importance. 
Let  us  speak  our  minds  freely  and  with  perfect  charity  to- 
wards one  another.  We  may  differ  in  opinion.  I  thank 
God  that  among  the  Clergy  and  laity  of  North  Carolina 
there  are  none  who  do  not  desire  to  be  faithful  to  the  Truth, 
as  thisi  Church,  now  commonly  known  and  legally  designated 
as  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  hath  received  the  -same. 
If  any  favor  change  of  name,  it  is  not  that  we  may  change 
our  essential  position  and  message,  but  that  we  may  express 
more  clearly  to  the  world  and  to  our  own  people  that  which 
this'  Church  hath  always  received  and  taught. 

I  make,  therefore,  my  own  small  contribution  to  this  great 
subject,  feeling  it  to  be  my  duty  to  open  my  mind  to  you, 
my  brethren  and  fathers;  yet  feeling  no*  inclination  to  force 
the  minds  of  others;  and  holding  myself  perfectly  free  to 
consider  and  to  decide,  as  in  my  judgment  may  then  seem 
best,  when  the  matter  shall  come  up  in  the  House  of  Bisho>ps. 
And  whatever  may  be  your  feelings  in  the  matter,  I  respect- 
fully suggest  that  this  Convention  take  no  action  which  shall 
hamper  the  freedom  of  discussion  and  of  action  by  those 


22  .  ADDRESS   OF   THE  BISHOP. 

honored  presbyters  and  laymen,  whom  we  may  send  as  our 
deputies  to  the  next  General  Convention. 

For  my  own  part  I  think  our  present  legal  title  inappro- 
priate, not  to  use  a  stronger  word.  This  is  the  ancient 
Church  of  our  people,  as  it  has  come  down  to  us  in  America, 
and  as  it  has  adjusted  itself  to  the  circumstances  of  our 
American  life.  It  delivers  the  message  which  it  has  received 
from  primitive  and  apostolic  ages  by  an  unbroken  ecclesias- 
tical tradition;  and  it  has  al ways'  thus  presented  itself.  It 
is  not  a  Church  which  draws  its  inspiration  and  its  purpose 
from  the  controversies,  the  noble  contentions,  of  the  Refor- 
mation. That  was  but  an  incident  in  its  history,  one  of  its 
recent  experiences.  Why  should  it  name  itself  after  one 
particular  phase  of  its  latest  period  ? 

And  observe  that  the  Church  of  England  never  called  itself 
a  Protestant  Church,  It  did  call  itself  a  Reformed  Church, 
but  not  Protestant.  And  in  this  connection  we  cannot  but 
recall  the  beautiful  mural  inscription  in  the  chancel  of 
Christ  Church,  Raleigh,  to  the  memory  of  Bishop  Ravens- 
croft,  who  is  there  called  Epdscopus  Ecclesiae  Reformatae, 
Bishop  of  the  Reformed  Church.  Luther  was  a  Protestant 
in  the  proper  sense  of  the  word.  He  endeavored  most 
earnestly  to  effect  certain  reforms  in  the  Church  of  which  he 
was  a  priest.  He  failed.  When  fully  convinced  of  their 
failure,  and  hopeless  of  success  by  any  further  efforts,  his  ad- 
herents at  the  Diet  of  Spires  in  1529,  being  overborne  by  the 
Papal  party,  entered  their  solemn!  protest  against  evils 
which  they  found  themselves  helpless  to  remedy.  Thus  they 
became  Protestants,  and  built  their  separate  organization, 
and  justified  their  separation,  upon  their  Protest,  upon  their 
inability  to  correct  the  corruptionsi  and  superstitions  of  the 
Church.  They  and  those  who  occupy  their  position  are  Prot- 
estants. Happily  our  experience  was  different.  The  Church 
of  England  during  this  period  became  aroused  to  the  same 
errors  in  doctrine  and  corruption  in  morals,  and  to  the  usur- 
pations of  the  Bishop  of  Rome  over  other  churches  and 
nations.  And  having  became  thus  aroused  she  proceeded, 
not  to  protest,  but  to  reform.  She  had  no  occasion  to  pro- 
test. A  protest  is  a  confession  of  weakness.  The  protest 
bears  witness  to  the  faithfulness  of  heart  and  spirit  when 
overborne  by  the  power  of  evil.  He  whoi  can  correct  the  evil 
which  he  sees  does  not  protest.     He  is  otherwise  occupied. 


ADDRESS   OF   THE  BISHOP.  23 

He  abates  the  evil.  To  call  this  Church  a  Protestant  Church 
is  in  the  proper  sense  of  the  word  not  only  a  misnomer ;  it  ig 
to  be  ungrateful  to  God  who  saved  us  from  the  necessity  of 
helpless  protest,  and  blessed  the  efforts  of  our  fathers'  to 
purge  out  the  evil  from  His  Church,  and  to  preserve  it  in 
its  integrity  and  continuity  for  the  ages  to  come.  Thus  it  is, 
my  brethren,  that  the  word  Protestant  presents  itself  to  my 
mind  as  it  stands  in  the  title  of  the  Church.  Of  course  it 
has  many  other  associations.  It  connotes!  many  other  ideas. 
But  that  is  its  meaning  historically  and  logically.  I  am 
not  ashamed  of  the  word.  In  a  sense  I  honor  it,  and  glory 
in  it.  But  it  is  not  my  family  name.  I  do  not  think  it  a 
proper  designation  for  this  Church. 

But  our  discussion  should  not  be  merely  negative.  Is 
there  a  better  name  ?  We  claim;  to  be,  and  we  are,  the  repre- 
sentatives to  our  people  and  our  country,  of  the  ancient 
Church  before  the  days  of  schisms  and  divisions.  We  should 
be  true  to  our  history,  and  we  should  not,  I  think,  give  any 
cause  of  offence  to  our  brethren  who  put  their  claims'  upon 
distinctly  different  grounds,  if  we  should  call  this,  the 
American  Catholic  Church.  Simply  to  say,  as  some  have 
proposed  that  this  is  "the  Church  in  the  United  States!,"  or 
"the  American  Church"  would  be  offensive  to  many  of  our 
Christian  brethren,  as  seeming  to  suggest  an  injurious  infer- 
ence. To  call  this  Church  the  American  Catholic  Church 
Would  simply  be  to  set  forth  what  it  has  always  held  itself 
out  as  being,  namely,  the  representative  in  our  country  and 
for  our  people  of  the  ancient  Church  of  our  race.  It  could 
in  reason  be  offensive  to  none  save  to  that  Church  which  im- 
poses its'  false  and  modern  tenets  as  the  tests  of  Catholicity. 
To  assert  our  true  Catholic  doctrine  and  position  against  the 
Church  of  Borne  will  be  the  most  effective  way  in  which  we 
can  illustrate  the  reality  of  our  opposition  to  her  false  teach- 
ing. ~No  reformed  communion  can  with  justice  resent  our 
taking  the  name  American  Catholic,  since  none  of  them 
claim  it.. 

Certainly  all  true  churchmen  should  feel  the  appropriate- 
ness of  this  name.  At  every  service  we  confess  our  faith  in 
the  Holy  Catholic  Church.  While  we  do  not  claim  to  be  the 
Holy  Catholic  Church  in  its  entirety,  we  stultify  ourselves 
unless  we  believe,  and  unless'  we  let  the  world  understand 


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that  we  believe,  this  Church  to  he  a  living  branch  of  that 
Holy  Catholic  Church  in  which  we  profess  our  faith. 

It  has  been,  objected  that  thus  to  limit  the  universal  by- 
saying  the  American  Catholic  Church,  is  to  expose  ourselves 
to  the  criticism  directed  by  our  own  divines  against  the 
name  Roman  Catholic.  The  very  simple  and  very  sufficient 
reply  to  this  is  that  so  long  as  the  Roman  Church  con- 
fines herself  to  Rome,  she  may  well  call  herself  the  Roman 
Catholic  Church.  It  is  only  in  other  countries  that  the  name 
Roman  Catholic,  as  a  name,  becomes  illogical. 

As  illustrating  the  propriety  of  the  word  Catholic  in  the 
name  of  this  Church,  it  is  interesting  to  recall  the  fact  that 
upon  the  organization  of  the  Church  in  the  Confederate 
States  in  1861  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hines,  a  native  of  North  Caro>- 
lina,  and  formerly  an  honored  presbyter  of  the  Diocese,  but 
then  residing  in  Tennessee,  moved  to  substitute  in  the  title 
of  the  Church  the  words  "Reformed  Catholic"  in  place  of 
the  words  "Protestant  Episcopal."  The  motion  did  not  pre- 
vail, but  Bishops  Atkinson,  Otey  and  Green  voted  for  the 
change,  all  of  them,  we  may  say,  North  Carolina  Bishops. 
We  need  not  fear  that  we  shall  go:  very  far  wrong  when  we  are 
following  in  their  steps. 

Brethren  beloved,  I  have  shown  you  my  mind  in  this  mat- 
ter. I  am  not  very  greatly  exercised  over  it.  ,  I  do  not  be- 
lieve that  the  change  will  be  made  at  once.  It  may  never  be 
made  at  all.  We  need  not  wait  to  be  truly  Catholic  until 
we  call  ourselves  by  that  name.  Above  all  we  must  not  be 
so  un-Catholic  in  mind  and  heart  as  to  misjudge  «each  other 
and  impute  disloyalty,  in  one  direction  or  the  other,  to  those 
who  differ  with  us.  Let  us  speak  our  mind  in  love  and  with 
mutual  respect  and  forbearance.  Speaking  the  truth  in  love 
shall  help  us1  to  grow  up  into  Him  in  all  things,  who  is  our 
Head,  and  shall  make  our  very  controversies  to  be  but  brighter 
manifestations  of  mutual  charity  and  concord." 

Jos.  Beount  Cheshire, 

Bishop  of  North  Carolina. 


